A judge would never have to balls to attempt to impose a sentence like this on someone rich or "important". This lady sounds like an asshole and a douche but if she was an important asshole she wouldn't be out there.

Headso:A judge would never have to balls to attempt to impose a sentence like this on someone rich or "important". This lady sounds like an asshole and a douche but if she was an important asshole she wouldn't be out there.

I wouldn't be so sure... I think it likely that she was provided this 'choice' over serving something like a 30 day jail sentence or larger fine.... Its not unlike the option frequently given in courts for people to do highway cleanup, speaking engagements, (community service) in order to minimize their sentence.

Has this choice been presented to a rich person, they simply would've refused and just paid the fine.

Good. It may not be Draconian, but forcing people to let the world know that their head is so far up their ass they can chew their own food twice is gonna take a whole lot of steam out of their "whatever" pose.

hiding behind big glasses and hoodie hat is big fail. she should have to show her guilty face and hold that sign up high. and does "so am i" guy think he's gonna get laid or something? throw her in jail, judge judy.

Can we get all the idiots who park on the sidewalk in front of Walmart to receive the same kind of shaming?

WTF is is with people who think they have special privileges to park in front of the entrances of Walmarts while Wifey runs in for an hour to do shopping? Even doing it just to pop in and do your RedBox rentals is asinine.

LesserEvil:Can we get all the idiots who park on the sidewalk in front of Walmart to receive the same kind of shaming?

WTF is is with people who think they have special privileges to park in front of the entrances of Walmarts while Wifey runs in for an hour to do shopping? Even doing it just to pop in and do your RedBox rentals is asinine.

Well there is always this hope:She may very well not give two shiats about her behavior, but she sure doesn't like standing on corners with signs. She'll at least look before driving on the sidewalk again. It may save a kid's life...

The judge told WKYC-TV she felt Hardin wasn't sufficiently holding up the sign and was "missing the point."

Hold up that sign with feeling! If the judge didn't want her to bring something distract herself, then she should have put that into her special creative sentence. Seriously, at this point does anyone seriously think that sentences like this are going to produce some sort of a catharsis in the criminal, wherein she falls to her knees and recognizes the folly of her ways? That's not justice, and public shaming does not do anything for society, other than make sure that certain segments of the population look down on other segments of the population, keeping the population entertained.

She obviously should have been charged with reckless driving, and points on her license, etc. etc. But that wouldn't have been funny!

LesserEvil:Can we get all the idiots who park on the sidewalk in front of Walmart to receive the same kind of shaming?

WTF is is with people who think they have special privileges to park in front of the entrances of Walmarts while Wifey runs in for an hour to do shopping? Even doing it just to pop in and do your RedBox rentals is asinine.

Oddly, nobody does it at Target or KMart...

I always drop the wifey off, and drive to the back of the parking lot where I have a clean line of sight to the door. When I see her come out, I swoop in and pick her up. I do this at all the stores where I don't feel like going in and bugging her while she's checking out the clothes/jewelry/perfume.